motorhome blaze
VIDEO: Fire destroys RV at Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre
NANAIMO - A motorhome was gutted by mid-day fire in the parking lot of Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded to the parking lot northwest corner outside of Save-on-Foods on Monday, April 20, shortly before 12:30 p.m. where flames were shooting from a Class C motorhome. NFR Cpt. Daryl Robson sa...
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deliberately lit
'It does look suspicious:' early morning Parksville fire under investigation
PARKSVILLE - Investigators are probing a potentially deliberately set overnight in downtown Parksville. Local firefighters, along with members from Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, Errington and Coombs, were dispatched to a commercial property in the 100 block of McCarter St., just after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20.Parks...
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life's a beach
Beach stairs replacements underway in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Parks operations staff are addressing several projects to enhance Nanaimo waterfront access, particularly involving north-end high-bank routes. Kirsty MacDonald, the City's manager of parks operations, told NanaimoNewsNOW the long-closed stairs at Seabold Rotary Park off the end of Seabold Rd. is a project ac...
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motorhome blaze
VIDEO: Fire destroys RV at Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre
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deliberately lit
'It does look suspicious:' early morning Parksville fire under investigation
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
sunview park
Newer Nanaimo neighbourhood asks for $50,000 grant toward park
NANAIMO - A newer Nanaimo neighbourhood has asked the City for a financial boost to help create their own playground.The Sunview Park Committee (SPC) recently asked the City for $50,000 to turn a currently empty lot at the Sunview Rd. and Suncrest Rd. intersection off Wellington Rd. into a public park, complete with a ...
Apr 19, 2026
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new choices, old favourites
Strong registration for Parksville's Summer by the Sea market
PARKSVILLE - A tradition in Oceanside since 2004, the Summer by the Sea market is preparing for another bumper season. Well over 100 vendors have already registered to participate in the Tuesday market, running from June 9 through to the end of August, on Craig St. in Parksville's downtown core. Interim CEO of the Park...
Apr 19, 2026
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Road Perfect
Clippers stun Capitals with 2-0 road lead in second round series
DUNCAN - The Clippers have taken both of the first two games in their second round playoff series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals.Despite trailing 2-0 in Game 2 Nanaimo came back to win 5-3.The Capitals made a strong first period push in the second game getting first period markers from Adam Lang and Trace Frieden.Th...
Apr 19, 2026
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New Season
Women's box lacrosse takes flight
NANAIMO - Women's box lacrosse is gaining momentum in the Harbour City. The Senior Women's Timbermen will start their their third season on April 18 with an exhibition game and fundraiser versus the Victoria Shamrocks. There will be 14 regular season games and a July season ending tournament for the women's Timbermen. ...
Apr 18, 2026
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eye in the sky
Canadian Forces Snowbirds land in Comox for spring training
COMOX - It's that time of the year again, when the skies of the Comox Valley are filled with the roar of jet engines. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team arrived at the Canadian Forces Base Comox (CFB Comox) on Friday, April 17th, to start their spring training ahead of a summer slate of shows across N...
Apr 18, 2026
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Character Win
Clippers win nail biter to take Game 1 versus Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers opened their second BCHL series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals by wrestling away home ice advantage.Nanaimo never trailed and skated away with a 3-2 road victory in Game 1.Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau was sharp throughout and made 24 saves in earning first star honours.After a scoreless first period...
Apr 18, 2026
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British Columbia
Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts evacuation order
FORT ST. JOHN - Residents of a community in northeastern B.C. were ordered out of their homes late Monday due to the risk of a landslide. Those in the area of the historic Old Fort slide were to head to the Pomeroy Sports Centre in the city of Fort St...
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Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigen...
11h ago
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Two charged with first-degree murder in 2016 death of B.C. man in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA - Police in British Columbia say two people have been charged with first-degree murder after a decade-long investigation into the death of 22-year-old Tura McCarty in West Kelowna. RCMP say 33-year-old Heather White of Kamloops and 60-yea...
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Alberta's government says it will do away with twice-a-year time change
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's government says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally confirmed Monday the province plans to stick with daylight time year-round. "We'll be moving forward wit...
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Fact File: No evidence Carney threatened emergency powers against Alberta separatists
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash Alberta independence appeared online last week. It was said Carney made the comments while addressing steelworkers at a March 29 event in Hamilton, Ont. A video fr...
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Fact File: Clip of Carney saying he would use emergency powers against Alberta separatists doctored
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash Alberta independence appeared online last week. It was said Carney made the comments while addressing steelworkers at a March 29 event in Hamilton, Ont. A video fr...
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Local Sports
New Season
Women's box lacrosse takes flight
NANAIMO - Women's box lacrosse is gaining momentum in the Harbour City. The Senior Women's Timbermen will start their their third season on April 18 with an exhibition game and fundraiser versus the Victoria Shamrocks. There will be 14 regular season games and a July season ending tournament for the women's Timbermen. ...
Apr 18, 2026
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Making Connections
Nanaimo Sports and Social Club going strong into its eighth year
NANAIMO - For the past eight years the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club (NSSC) has been offering adults a chance to play games and make connections in the community. Organizers Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn have seen the group grow a great deal since its early days. "We're regularly now offering four seasons of activi...
Apr 13, 2026
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New Heights
Olivia Lundman to compete in marathon distance at World Race Walking Championships
NANAIMO - Olivia Lundman is one of Canada's top race walk athletes but she's tackling something new at the upcoming World Team Race Walking Championships in Brazil. After competing in the mixed relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics she's upping her distance for the world's. The Nanaimo Track and Field Club grad will be doin...
Apr 05, 2026
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Road Perfect
Clippers stun Capitals with 2-0 road lead in second round series
DUNCAN - The Clippers have taken both of the first two games in their second round playoff series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals.Despite trailing 2-0 in Game 2 Nanaimo came back to win 5-3.The Capitals made a strong first period push in the second game getting first period markers from Adam Lang and Trace Frieden.Th...
Apr 19, 2026
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Character Win
Clippers win nail biter to take Game 1 versus Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers opened their second BCHL series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals by wrestling away home ice advantage.Nanaimo never trailed and skated away with a 3-2 road victory in Game 1.Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau was sharp throughout and made 24 saves in earning first star honours.After a scoreless first period...
Apr 18, 2026
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Island Clash
Clippers to face Capitals in round two of BCHL playoffs
NANAIMO - The Clippers are off to round two of the BCHL playoffs for the first time since 2023. Nanaimo will take on the Coastal West Division leading Cowichan Valley Capitals In the first round the Clippers took out the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in five games, while the Capitals needed seven games, plus overtime, to def...
Apr 17, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: Canadian killed in Mexico, High grocery prices, Drone deliveries
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian tourist killed, another injured after gunman opens fire at Mexico pyramids An armed man standing atop one of the historic Teotihuacán pyramids north of M...
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High fuel prices driving up shipping costs for northern grocers
Whether it's Florida oranges, Colombian coffee or even homegrown items from another province, food has often travelled a long way before it reaches grocery stores in Canada. The supply chain gets even longer for communities in the Far North. Typically...
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'I live in Vegas': Canadian ag producers take gamble with high fuel, fertilizer costs
CREMONA - A sharp jump in fuel and fertilizer prices has Canada's agriculture producers engaged in a pricey game of chance. Prices for diesel and fertilizer have nearly doubled since the war involving the U.S, Iran and Israel, as the stalemate has ch...
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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to announce new cabinet today
QUÉBEC - Quebec's new Premier Christine Fréchette is set to announce her cabinet today. Fréchette has had just over a week to put her team together after winning the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race April 12. In a recent appearance on Radio-Can...
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Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide
NEWMARKET - An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives will return to court on May 29, when murder charges against him are expected to be withdrawn as he pleads guilty to aiding suic...
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Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigen...
11h ago
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World
Fired former UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as US ambassador
LONDON (AP) - The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson 's appointment as British ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure to rush through the appointment despite security concerns. Olly Robbins, ...
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Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression. The approval ...
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New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote months before election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Tuesday that he had survived a vote on his leadership among his own party's lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls prompted speculation he might be ousted. ...
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Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
Mar 19, 2026
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Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
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guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind.Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a huge...
Jul 23, 2025
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